Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan

Sudanese President al-Bashir Signs Essential Abyei Peace Agreement

Published in Lab Law Weekly, June 27th, 2008

In a historic and much anticipated move to resolve an impasse that has long been a stumbling block to peace in Sudan, the partners of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) yesterday ushered in an essential agreement that would at once settle the contentious issue of Abyei. In a session chaired by President al-Bashir, attended by his two deputies, first Vice President Salva Kiir Mayardit and second Vice Ali Osman Taha, and in the presence of the NCP-SPLM Joint Work Team, the presidency inked the monumental document.

Abyei has been the center of tensions that have occasionally culminated into an eruption of violence between the Armed Forces and the SPLA since the...

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Source: Lab Law Weekly (2008-06-27)

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